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BMW Q2 recruit penetration grew greater than 40%

Baua Electric

On the terminate of 2022, recruit penetration at BMW was once unwell dramatically — 30-plus issues vs. pre-pandemic ranges, BMW Nationwide Broker Discussion board Chairman David Sloane informed Car Information on the age. BMW and its captive finance arm listened, after spoke back with systems to produce leasing extra compelling.

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UK Government awards more than US$141M to 38 driverless and low carbon vehicle projects

Green Car Congress

Seven innovative projects will share grants from the latest round of funding from the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), the joint industry-government program to put the UK at the forefront of low carbon vehicle technology. million (US$21.5

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Lucid Lowers Production Targets After Disappointing Q1

The Truth About Cars

But Lucid managed to release cars that even I would have considered buying if money were less of a concern. While perhaps lacking in terms of NVH and interior polish against Porsche’s Taycan or the BMW i7, Lucid’s Air offers the kind of range that other manufacturers should aspire to.

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UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side

Green Car Congress

It did not include CODA and Fisker nor models introduced after the survey period such as the Chevy Spark; Fiat 500e; BMW i3 and i8, or the Cadillac ELR. New retail approaches, including new methods for building dealer competence, could improve the PEV buying experience. A dealer’s primary interest is to close a sale.

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U.S. funnels $623M to grow EV charging infrastructure

Teslarati

The United States Department of Transportation has funneled $623 million in grants into efforts to expand the electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the country as EVs are becoming more popular. The grants will help build EV charging stations in 22 states and Puerto Rico, a U.S. percent of the total U.S. vehicle market share.

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Peugeot E-Expert walk around and first drive

Drive Electric

Lease vs buy. Buying a vehicle like this outright can be very expensive even with the up to £8,000 pounds government grant applied. BMW 330e PHEV. Renault Zoe. Hyundai IONIQ electric ‘Premium SE’ (2018). Kia Soul EV. Volkswagen Golf GTE. Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (2017). Hyundai IONIQ electric (2017). Tesla Model X.

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Lotus is betting its future on the electric sports car, can it deliver?

Baua Electric

I would much rather buy a new product that can be evolved and iterated based on customer feedback than one that feels frozen in time. Granted, “vague” and “possibilities” are operative words here. Some people may cynically claim this is just a way to “beta test” on customers, but I don’t count myself in this camp.

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